MMA, DMAEA, MA, AA or a mixture of monomers were dissolved
in water. Weighed cotton fiber was mixed with the monomer solution. An aqueous solution of hydrogen peroxide was added to the reaction mixture, and UV light of a Toshiba high−pressure mercury lamp H400P was irradiated
to the reaction mixture from the distance of 10 cm. After the irradiation for 2 h, the reaction mixture was poured
into methanol, and the precipitated product was filtered off. The obtained product was washed with water and chloroform
successively to remove homopolymers. The resulting product was dried and weighed. The apparent grafting %
was estimated from the weight increase in the product to the original fiber.
Similarly, the grafting reactions were carried out without hydrogen peroxide in the case of rayon.